Program Operations Manual System (POMS)

DI 11055.050 Claimant Dies after Filing and Prior to a Disability Determination

A. Notice of claimant's death received and the case has not yet been sent to the Disability Determination Services (DDS)

A disability determination is necessary when the claim meets one of the following conditions:

Underpayments would be due to a surviving spouse or a parent of a disabled/blind child who meet the requirements (see SI 02101.007);

There are unpaid medical expenses and SSA makes Medicaid eligibility determinations for the State (under agreement) and the State welfare agency requests a determination for Medicaid purposes; or

The claimant was receiving cash assistance from the State’s interim assistance reimbursement (IAR) program and had submitted written authorization for SSA to withhold SSI payments to reimburse the State. For IAR information, see SI 02003.005.